Liverpool wonderkid is a surprise candidate to REPLACE Luis Diaz

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·2 juin 2025

Liverpool wonderkid is a surprise candidate to REPLACE Luis Diaz

However, at the end of the day, Liverpool will want to bring in someone who can at least provide cover. Maybe not the same quality as Diaz but someone who has the same potential.

And for that purpose Liverpool don't have to tap into the market. They can just promote one of the biggest talents in the academy right now.

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We are of course talking about Rio Ngumoha. If Diaz leaves, he must absolutely be a surprise candidate to replace him.

Ngumoha is a generational talent. There's a reason why Liverpool went all out to sign him and there's a reason why despite barely being 16-years-old, he's been regularly training with the club's first team all season, and catching the eye in training too.

Ngumoha averages 13 dribblers per 90 minutes for Liverpool's academy sides this season. His one vs one ability puts him up there alongside some of the best prospects in the world.

He showed against Accrington he can make an impact even against senior players. He's proving that in training sessions week, week out as well.

The one thing that has been missing a little bit is his end-product. But Ngumoha is improving that as well. He scored a brace in the U21s final game of the Premier League 2 season against Aston Villa.

Recently, he provided an assist for England's U17 side in a crucial game against Italy at the U17 Euros and he scored twice and registered an assist against Northern Ireland in the final qualifying game in the lead-up to the tournament.

Chelsea thought Ngumoha was good enough to play with the first team at 15-years-old. That's when he was first invited to participate in first team training sessions.

He'll be 17-years-old by the start of the 2025/26 season and it already feels like he's ready to make the step-up. Sometimes you have to throw players in at the deep end, especially players as exciting as Ngumoha.

If Diaz leaves, it will be a huge opportunity for the young man and Liverpool will absolutely consider Ngumoha as an option to fill the Colombian's void.